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Motorcycle Safety Foundation Launches First-Ever Motorcycling Naturalistic Study
IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 25, 2011 – The first rider participating in the first-ever MSF 100 Motorcyclists Naturalistic Study rode off with a fully instrumented, data-logging bike from the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) last week, marking the start of the year-long research project. Each of the 100 bikes, routinely being ridden in real-world traffic, and equipped with an array of data acquisition systems, will provide comprehensive, real-time, near-crash, pre-crash and actual…
Groundbreaking MSF 100 Motorcyclists Naturalistic Study Under Way Multiple Age Groups, Various Riding Environments
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 18, 2011 –
The Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) 100 Motorcyclists Naturalistic
Study is progressing on schedule, according to key milestone
accomplishments: All
study documents have been completed and are currently under review by
the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) internal Institutional
Review Board; The three study locations have been selected: California, Virginia and Florida; VTTI
engineers are testing instrumentation conf…
Powersports Industry Associations Support Relief Efforts in Japan
MIC, MSF and SVIA Establish Website Links to 2011 Japan Relief Fund Associations Collectively Donate $10,000 to Relief EffortsIRVINE, Calif., March 22, 2011 – Three powersports industry associations today joined forces to provide financial assistance to the relief efforts currently underway in Japan. The boards and members of the Motorcycle Industry Council, the Motorcycle Safety Foundation and the Specialty Vehicle Institute of America are collectively donating $10,000 to the&nbs;…
Groundbreaking MSF 100 Motorcyclists Naturalistic Study Under Way Multiple Age Groups, Various Riding Environments
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 18, 2011 – The Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) 100 Motorcyclists Naturalistic Study is progressing on schedule, according to key milestone accomplishments: All study documents have been completed and are currently under review by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) internal Institutional Review Board; The three study locations have been selected: California, Virginia and Florida; VTTI engineers are testing instrumentation configurations wit…
Motorcycle Safety Foundation Introduces "Dr Jims Question of the Day"
IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 19, 2010 – The Motorcycle Safety Foundation is using Twitter and the Web to spark critical thinking among riders everywhere. Dr. James Heideman, MSF’s director of licensing, will be challenging Twitter followers and site visitors with “Dr. Jim’s Question of the Day,” putting riders’ minds to work on a variety of life-saving practices.The Tweets (msf usa) and web postings (www.msf-usa.org) will cover a wide range of subjects for both new and experienced riders, fro…
MSF Cautions Car, Truck, and Bus Drivers
“Don’t
Be That Guy… Drive Nice, Look Twice and See the Riders” IRVINE,
Calif., May 6, 2010 – Half of all motorcycle crashes involve a
collision with another vehicle and the car driver is most often at
fault. The Motorcycle Safety Foundation urges all drivers to give riders
some space and to not “be that guy” that hits a motorcyclist. Killing
or injuring a rider is something that you would have to live with for
the rest of your life, and nobody needs that guilt. Remember, drive
ni…
Motorcycle Safety Foundation Calls for Scientists, Researchers, Specialists, Politicians and Motorcycle Industry Representatives to Contribute to ifz - 8th International Motorcycle Safety Conference
Deadline for Proposals March 3, 2010IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 9, 2010
- The Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) in conjunction with
co-organizer Industrie-Verband Motorrad Deutschland e.V. (IVM) have
issued a call for papers to be considered for presentation at the 8th
ifz-International Motorcycle Safety Conference to be held in Cologne,
Germany on Oct. 4-5, 2010.Papers for consideration must be submitted to the Istitut fur Zweiradsicherheit e. V. (info@ifz.de) by March 3, 2010 and should address…
California Highway Patrol Awards Fourth Contract to the Motorcycle Safety Foundation for the California Motorcyclist Safety Program
IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 7, 2010
– The California Highway Patrol selected the Motorcycle Safety
Foundation to administer the California Motorcyclist Safety Program
(CMSP) for the fourth consecutive time. Under contract with the CHP,
the MSF initially assumed the administration of the CMSP on Jan. 1,
2004 and was again selected for 2006, 2008 and 2009. The new contract
calls for the MSF to administer the motorcyclist-funded, state-operated
program for a three-year term, from January 1, 2010 th…
Motorcycle Safety Foundation Announces Ride On! Write On! Contest Winners
IRVINE, Calif., November 3, 2009 – More than 2,300 votes were cast in the Motorcycle Safety Foundation’s Ride on! Write on! contest, and the winners are: 1st Place, submitted by Denise Porterfield of Kernersville, N.C.: Save a marriage, let a professional teach you to ride. MSF saving marriages since 1973. 2nd Place, submitted by Peggy Strickler of Lake Zurich, Ill.: Your curves look better when trained. T…
Motorcycle Safety Foundation Statement Regarding Crash Causation Study
The MSF and the motorcycle
industry would like to take this opportunity to address the recent
decision by the FHWA (Federal Highway Administration) and OSU (Oklahoma
State University) to conduct an ‘abbreviated’ Motorcycle Crash
Causation Study. Transportation reauthorization legislation
(SAFETEA-LU), passed in August 2005, mandated that the Crash Causation
Study use the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development
(OECD) methodology, appointed OSU to conduct the research, and
…
